Really enjoyed this post, it is both understandable and revelatory. I had some introduction to the concepts here from calculus and physics classes but my mathe

Really enjoyed this post, it is both understandable and revelatory. I had some introduction to the concepts here from calculus and physics classes but my mathematics interests are more along the branches of Abstract Algebra than Analysis so I didn't expect to enjoy it much, and I wonder if I would have hung on for as long if it didn't have the poor exposition first (and the promise of a better presentation). I wonder if more math-related material was given in this "look how confusing, now wait look at it this way" would be more engaging, overall. Perhaps replacing the first part with a demonstration instead of mocking established representations. But maybe there is something to the "you're not alone, this way of looking at it is confusing and hand-wavy" even if done deliberately, just to give comfort to students making sense of a concept for the first time. Especially with math, I think mamy people would be more eager to learn it if that initial uncomfortable and confusing stage is considered normal for everyone. Also, side question, is the content of this post considered Tropical Mathematics?